Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog » Waves http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com An unique view from the Arctic Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:33:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Picture of stone on the beach and incoming wave http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/14/picture-of-stone-on-the-beach-and-incoming-wave/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/14/picture-of-stone-on-the-beach-and-incoming-wave/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:23:15 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/14/picture-of-stone-on-the-beach-and-incoming-wave/
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera March 7th 2008. Click image for larger view.
If you have been following this blog you probably know that I enjoy taking photographs of the simple beauties in nature. I was walking the beach and liked the colors on the stones, seaweed and ocean so I photographed the scene when a small wave came in.
The light this time of the year can be marvelous :)

Check out this photo from the same beach but at midnight during the summer when there is light 24/7.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 118 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/14/picture-of-stone-on-the-beach-and-incoming-wave/feed/ 4 Picture of small wave breaking over chunk of ice on the coast of Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/08/picture-of-small-wave-breaking-over-chunk-of-ice-on-the-coast-of-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/08/picture-of-small-wave-breaking-over-chunk-of-ice-on-the-coast-of-northern-norway/#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:45:18 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/08/picture-of-small-wave-breaking-over-chunk-of-ice-on-the-coast-of-northern-norway/
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera March 7th 2008. Click image for larger view.
I love all the small, beautiful details in nature. Like in this picture where I have photographed a small wave breaking over a chunk of ice on the coast in Northern Norway. If you click on the image and look at it large you can see how the ocean have formed the ice and look at the lovely colors of the ocean.
If one takes the time to sit down and observe there is always something interesting to be found in the nature :)

Check out this picture where the nature have made some ice UFOs.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 118 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/08/picture-of-small-wave-breaking-over-chunk-of-ice-on-the-coast-of-northern-norway/feed/ 5 Photo of wave crashing over a small headland in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/25/photo-of-wave-crashing-over-a-small-headland-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/25/photo-of-wave-crashing-over-a-small-headland-in-northern-norway/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:19:47 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/25/photo-of-wave-crashing-over-a-small-headland-in-northern-norway/
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 14th 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture you can see a wave crashing over a small headland about 1km away from where I was standing. The small headland is called Hesteneset, directly translated “The Horse Headland”. The headland got it’s name because in older times all the horses in the Northern Norway village called Laupstad used to grass there. Today there are no farmers left in Laupstad and thus no horses either.
Sea eagles, on the other hand, is still around and love this spot as place to scout the fjord for prey. I hope I soon will be able to photograph these majestic eagles!
The wind was so strong that the air was filled with seawater so it looked like there was a little bit of fog in the air. That is why the picture might not look 100% sharp.

This photo was taken the same day as the wave and sailing seagull picture.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/25/photo-of-wave-crashing-over-a-small-headland-in-northern-norway/feed/ 3 Picture of waves on a rocky coast in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/19/picture-of-waves-on-a-rocky-coast-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/19/picture-of-waves-on-a-rocky-coast-in-northern-norway/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:03:07 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/19/picture-of-waves-on-a-rocky-coast-in-northern-norway/ Picture of waves on a rocky coast in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 14th 2008. Click image for larger view.
It’s time for a simple photo from the rocky coast here in Northern Norway. I love to observe and listen to the massive waves that come crashing in when we have stormy weather. If you look at the picture large you can see some seaweed inside of the waves. The seaweed must have some incredible strength to be able to cling fast during such extreme conditions.
When the weather is like this you can taste the saltwater in your throat for a long time afterwards and it is supposed to be very good for sinus problems. I hope my camera and lenses wont take any damage from the salt :)

Check out this blog post with pictures and recorded sound of waves from last winter.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 68 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 15th 2008. Click image for larger view.
We had another day with strong winds from the northwest, but today I dared taking my camera outside for a few photos of the great waves.
In this picture you can see some seagulls sailing on the strong winds. It looked like the seagulls were enjoying themselves and had no problems with the extreme conditions. I’m guessing they were hanging around looking for snacks that the ocean was throwing ashore.
After a big storm like this it’s fun to go for strolls along the coastline to see if the waves have washed up anything cool. Might go for one of those strolls tomorrow and of course I will bring the camera :)

If you want to have a closer look of our seagulls have a look at this picture.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/02/15/picture-of-wave-and-seagulls-sailing-on-strong-wind-in-northern-norway/feed/ 5 Picture of bad weather on the west coast of Senja in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/28/picture-of-bad-weather-on-the-west-coast-of-senja-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/28/picture-of-bad-weather-on-the-west-coast-of-senja-in-northern-norway/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:31:35 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/28/picture-of-bad-weather-on-the-west-coast-of-senja-in-northern-norway/ Picture of bad weather on the west coast of Senja in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera January 27th 2008. Click image for larger view.
I was visiting the island Senja this weekend, but the weather was really bad with blizzards hitting us all the time. In between the snowfalls I was able to go outside and have a look (and take a few pictures) at the ocean in turmoil. In this picture you can see the west coast of Senja where the island meets the Norwegian Sea and next piece of land is Greenland. The waves can be massive if the wind come from the right (wrong?) direction.
The mountain on the left is called “Teisten”.

Check out some of my other pictures of waves here and here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Senja, Troms in Northern Norway
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]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/01/28/picture-of-bad-weather-on-the-west-coast-of-senja-in-northern-norway/feed/ 16 Winter has come to northern Norway – Photo of waves on the coast http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/12/winter-has-come-to-northern-norway-photo-of-waves-on-the-coast/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/12/winter-has-come-to-northern-norway-photo-of-waves-on-the-coast/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:06:19 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/12/winter-has-come-to-northern-norway-photo-of-waves-on-the-coast/ Winter has come to northern Norway - Photo of waves on the coast
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 11th 2007. Click image for larger view.

The winter has come to northern Norway as you can see by the snow covered mountains in this picture. The snow comes from the north in “waves” and I was able to do some photographing in between all the snow.
I love photos of moving water so had a great time standing at the shore trying to capture the waves as they came crashing in.
Loved the splash in this picture.

Information about the picture:
Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/10/12/winter-has-come-to-northern-norway-photo-of-waves-on-the-coast/feed/ 19 Photo of seagull taking flight on a cold and snowy winter day in northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/08/16/photo-of-seagull-taking-flight-on-a-cold-and-snowy-winter-day-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/08/16/photo-of-seagull-taking-flight-on-a-cold-and-snowy-winter-day-in-northern-norway/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:49:35 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/08/16/photo-of-seagull-taking-flight-on-a-cold-and-snowy-winter-day-in-northern-norway/ Photo of seagull taking flight on a cold and snowy winter day in northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E-500 digital camera April 6th 2007. Click image for larger view.

I captured this great black-backed seagull taking flight back in April. Really enjoyed the color and textures of the ocean. In the horizon you can see snow clouds bringing in a blizzard that are so common here in northern Norway when we have winter.

Check out this close up photo of the great black-backed seagull if you want to see better what this cool bird looks like.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 150 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Ånstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/08/16/photo-of-seagull-taking-flight-on-a-cold-and-snowy-winter-day-in-northern-norway/feed/ 5 Photo from the coast in northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/05/05/photo-from-the-coast-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/05/05/photo-from-the-coast-in-northern-norway/#comments Sat, 05 May 2007 17:28:58 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/05/05/photo-from-the-coast-in-northern-norway/ Photo from the coast in northern Norway
Taken with Olympus E-500 digital camera April 13th 2007. Click image for larger view.

This is a very popular beach in the summer with people coming from all the small villages on Andørja. You can see the sandy part below the white house.

I made this shot because of the dramatic clouds and light streaming through from the sun.
As you can see I’m standing in a river. The combined sound of a river and waves hitting the shore is very nice!

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/05/05/photo-from-the-coast-in-northern-norway/feed/ 3 Another picture of waves over seawall http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/05/another-picture-of-waves-over-seawall/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/05/another-picture-of-waves-over-seawall/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:35:29 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/04/05/another-picture-of-waves-over-seawall/ More seawall waves

The photograph is from another angle this time. Look how still the water is inside of the seawall. It is clearly working! I’m very thankful that it was built because my boat is placed in this harbor.

Information about the photo:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm F3.5-4.5
Location: Laupstad, Andørja (Ibestad) in northern Norway

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